To Jonesie:
I am so glad that I can talk about a topic that I have to keep a secret from those around me. For a long time I was even afraid to register on any cannabis site
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To BrotherBoris:
You're right...nature is amazing
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... As a child, I spent almost all holidays and weekends with my grandmother and grandfather and helped with the work in the garden and around the animals. I will never forget...memories of a not so old man...I hope
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However, I don't have a garden, so indoor is the only option
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...although I'm not sure if grandpa would be happy with my cannabis flowers
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HPS
I avoided LEDs for a long time because I was very happy with HPS. But the rising electricity prices convinced me.
I bought one of the cheapest LEDs (Viparspectra P2000), added a CalMag and was absolutely blown away by how beautiful the flowers grew.
So I bought three more.
Summer came and I was sure it was going to be the best summer grow ever. He was too..beautiful flowers, beautiful temperatures...but the humidity went up a lot. So I threw all the big and puffy flowers in the trash, they were completely moldy
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... The mold was hidden in the sticks...nothing was visible on the surface. I had to buy a dehumidifier, so the electricity savings weren't so great anymore.
I think the HPS dries out the air in the room and thus lowers the humidity (feel free to correct me).
Well, not much with LED in the winter either... I have to heat the flowers. So... I pay about the same for electricity, but I have nicer flowers to look at
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One big plus for LEDs is that you plug and grow.
I looked for wiring instructions at HPS, kept buying new timers, tightening the contacts on the connectors (almost burned out),...
This is my take on LED vs HPS
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In the future, I am planning a combination of LED+HPS.
We'll see
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